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Ch. 8 - An Introduction to Metabolism

Chapter 8, Problem 2

Most cells cannot harness heat to perform work because a. heat does not involve a transfer of energy. b. cells do not have much thermal energy; they are relatively cool. c. temperature is usually uniform throughout a cell. d. heat can never be used to do work.

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Hi everyone here we have a question that says he cannot be used to do work in most living things because a temperature is usually constant for herself. This is correct, but that is not why he cannot be used to do work in most living things, so A. Is incorrect B. He provides activation energy. This is incorrect. See he is immediately lost to the environment. This is correct. He, in most living things is immediately lost to the environment. D. S. L. Usually requires high heat to work. This is incorrect. So our answer here is see he is immediately lost to the environment. Thank you for watching. Bye.